Black Princesses receive outstanding bonuses ahead of FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
By Nana Kwame Bediako Ghana’s U20 women’s national football team, the Black Princesses, have finally received the outstanding bonuses owed to them by the Sports Ministry. This payment comes as a relief to the players and staff who have been eagerly awaiting their dues. Each player was initially owed $6,000 for their participation in the […]
Ghana needs $ 12 billion to fix Roads
By Mercy Darko With an estimated 94,203 kilometers of road networks, Ghana needs about 12 billion dollars to clear maintenance backlogs and pave its roads across the country. However, the government is only able to raise funds to cater for 38 percent of the total road infrastructure, leaving 72 percent of roads unattended to. It […]
Dr. Bawumia admits shortfall in Ghana’s road infrastructural provision
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has acknowledged that Ghana has challenges in providing adequate road infrastructure due to fiscal challenges. Speaking to stakeholders in Accra, the Vice President challenged stakeholders in the road infrastructure provision system to, “critically evaluate the current models for financing road construction and explore ways to bridge the huge financing gap”. […]
Abusing sole-sourcing: NDC accuses Bawumia of awarding contracts to his brother
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing Vice President and the 2024 flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of bad faith regarding the country’s reliance on sole-sourcing in contractual agreements. According to the NDC, this modality has become the norm under the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led administration. Addressing […]
WACCE Launches Youth Empowerment Project “Building Change Makers for Change”
By: Eric Crentsil The West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE), in collaboration with the US Embassy, has announced the launch of an ambitious new project, “Building Change Makers for Change.” This initiative aims to inspire Ghanaian youth to embrace community service and volunteerism as effective tools for social change. Addressing the media at a press […]
No guinea fowl flew to Burkina Faso – Mahama on infamous ‘akonfem’ saga
The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has debunked assertions that guinea fowls under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) flew to Burkina Faso during his tenure as president in 2014. It would be recalled that the management of SADA in 2014 made headlines when information broke that some guinea fowls […]
UNICEF urges stricter enforcement of breast milk substitute rules
By Rachel Kakraba The Health and Nutrition Officer, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF- Ghana, Porbilla Ofosu-Appea has asked the Food and Drugs Authority to strictly enforce the international code of marketing of Breast Milk substitutes. The Authority she added should also monitor closely its sale to ensure the purchase is only under a doctor’s prescription. […]
Oti Region registers more than 2,900 new voters in mop-up
A total of 2,988 new voters have been registered in the just-ended mop-up voter registration in the Oti Region. The Oti Regional Electoral Commission (EC) 2024 Mop-up Voter Registration Statistics made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) showed that the figure was made up of 1,541 females and 1,430 males. It said 1,998 new […]
Locked-up investment holders hit the streets for eleventh time over unpaid funds
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Members of a group calling themselves Locked-Up Investment Holders Forum have taken to the streets for the eleventh time, to demand payment of their locked-up funds. The group, comprising customers of defunct financial institutions, including the likes; of NDK Financial Services, expressed disappointment at the Finance Minister’s reluctance to provide assurances for […]
IEA’s presidential debates slated for October and November
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says plans are far afoot for the organisation of its presidential and vice-presidential debates in October 2024. According to the institute it has initiated discussions with various political parties to ensure their participation after the concerns raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over a lack […]
